Chapter 33: Qi Refinement, Fifth Layer

in the palace. He must have experienced a lot of things outside these years, many hardships untold to outsiders. At this time, most of us were taken care of by our masters or elders at home, but Lu X...Fortunately, the power of the initial-level talismans wasn't great against him. If it were first-level talismans, with this barrage coming at him, he probably wouldn't have much time to defend himself before being reduced to ashes.

The black-robed old man was both surprised and angry, struggling to resist. However, after casting spells one after another, his cultivation level quickly dropped from the eleventh level of Qi Refining to the tenth level. As for Lu Xiaottian, the talismans in his hand seemed inexhaustible. The black-robed old man felt a wave of despair in his heart. He knew better than anyone else about Lu Xiaottian's aptitude. How could a little fellow who had only managed to cultivate to the second level of Qi Refining have so many talismans

That remote location in the Northern Liang Kingdom couldn't possibly obtain so many talismans. Could this fellow have had some extraordinary encounter

This kid is really good at hiding. He has a lot of talismans on him, and he didn't make a sound until just now. Even his panicked look earlier was an act for him. He's been in the cultivation world for many years and still didn't notice anything suspicious. The old man in black felt great hatred in his heart.

The black-robed elder's condensed earth shield was pierced directly by several golden spears, followed by a volley of rockets. The black-robed elder was startled. In the past, he would naturally not be afraid, but in his current weakened spiritual state, even a touch of spirit fire could have dire consequences.

“Oh!”

In a flurry of activity, having just evaded the golden spears and rockets that were hurtling towards him, the old man in black robes found himself unable to dodge the subsequent onslaught of wind blades. They struck his soul with devastating force, slicing it into several pieces.

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Fortunately, the wind blades did not burn his primordial spirit like the spiritual fire would have. Otherwise, he would have been reduced to ashes at this moment. However, with each cut from the blade, a piece of his primordial spirit would be severed, becoming an unconscious fragment. After all, his consciousness could only reside within one piece, and those that were cut off became mindless fragments.

He was cut into several pieces, the soul-piercing pain making him tremble in fear. What was even more terrifying was that Lu Xia Tian still had spirit talismans in his hands, and after being cut several times, his cultivation had plummeted to the Qi Refining Seventh Layer.

“Want to escape Not so easy.” With a single move, Lu Xia Tian dealt a heavy blow to his opponent. Seeing the old man in black robes trying to burrow into the ground, there should be a tunnel he had been digging for over a year. No wonder this old fellow absorbed spiritual energy and didn't return to the twelfth level of Qi Refinement. It turned out that it was all consumed on this. Truly cunning!

"Ground Spikes!"

Lu Xia Tian shot out a talisman, and suddenly several earthen spikes erupted from the ground, directly blocking beneath the black-robed elder's soul, cutting off his retreat.

"Good disciple, spare, spare my life!"

The old man in black robe panicked, cried out in alarm, Lu Xiaoteng's methods frightened him. Aside from the fact that this child was younger and had less experience in the cultivation world, his mental fortitude was no longer comparable to before.

"Mercy Did you ever consider mercy when you plotted against me"

Lu Xia Tian let out a snort and continued to unleash talismans, pummeling the fallen enemy. The old man in black robes had lost all will to fight. His floating soul form was cut into several pieces. Besides the largest piece that still had consciousness, the rest had become ownerless. One piece floated over to Lu Xia Tian's side. Lu Xia Tian felt an inexplicable attraction to this thing that had been torn from the old man in black robes. He couldn't help but open his mouth and swallow it whole.

The moment he swallowed it, Lu Xia Tian felt as if his primordial spirit had suddenly gained a tremendous amount of power. Qi Refinement Second Layer, Qi Refinement Third Layer!

The speed of his promotion was beyond imagination. What was going on Lu Xiaoteng was suddenly startled by this rapid rate of improvement. Although he hadn't been in Wangyue City for long, he had never heard of anyone's cultivation level improving so quickly.

Of course, Lu Xiaoteng didn't know this was because the black-robed elder consumed the Soul-Formation Fruit in order to successfully possess him and merge with his body as much as possible. The purpose is to maximize the absorption and utilization of the opponent's primordial spirit and fleshly body, thus enhancing one's own strength. The Soul-Formation Fruit is a rare fruit in the cultivation world, it cannot be obtained simply by strength, but by fate. However, the effect of the Soul-Formation Fruit is mutual, the black-robed elder can utilize it, and so can Lu Xiaoteng. The black-robed elder never expected this outcome when he consumed the fruit.

At this time, Lu Xia Tian did not notice that the spiritual energy that had dispersed in the air before it could be consumed was flying around because of the duel between the two. A few strands of spiritual energy touched a few grass seeds on the ground. After absorbing the spiritual energy, the grass seeds broke their shells and grew small purple shoots at a speed visible to the naked eye. With the occasional flight of spiritual energy, the little purple shoots absorbed the spiritual energy and grew a segment. Once the supply of spiritual energy was cut off, they stopped growing.

"Damn it, that's mine!" the old man in black roared with anger, but at this time he was surrounded by several talismans and couldn't break free to stop Lu Xia Tian.

"Now it's mine." Lu Xia Tian chuckled, and didn't forget his purpose because of the escaping spiritual energy in the air.

"Wind Blade Talisman!"

Whoosh... several wind blades shot out from behind the fireball, striking first and cutting several chunks off the black-robed elder's soul form.

The old man in black cried out in pain, his cultivation plummeting once again to the fifth level of Qi Refinement.

"You little brat, I'll fight you to the death!" Although his escape speed was no slower than Lu Xiaitian's, the talisman's attack speed exceeded his escape speed.

The black-robed elder, driven by desperation, pressed forward instead of retreating. He charged towards Lu Xia Tian.

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"Damn it, I've run out of wind blade talismans. If only I had bought a few more."

Lu Xia Tian was quite annoyed in his heart. Using other talismans, although he had eliminated the old man in black robes, it destroyed a large amount of spiritual energy. If he had more wind blade talismans, it would have been great to cut several pieces from the old man's Nascent Soul orb.

At this time, the primordial spirit of the black-robed elder was far less substantial and thick than when he had attained the peak of Qi Refinement.

However, it seems much thicker than Lu Xiaoteng's primordial spirit.

Lu Xiaoteng narrowed his eyes, adding a layer of earthen shield defense to himself, then cast several spirit talismans.

"Fire Web Talisman!"

“Golden Spear Technique!”

The black-robed elder roared, several golden short spears appearing out of thin air and shooting towards Lu Xia tian's primordial spirit. He was originally a master at the peak of Qi Refinement, even now falling to the fifth layer of Qi Refinement, his cultivation was still far superior to Lu Xia tian's, and his understanding and comprehension of spells were far beyond that of Lu Xia tian, who had only been cultivating for a year or two. The same spell used by him was much more powerful than the beginner-level spirit talisman when cast from his hand.

He was caught completely off guard by Lu Xiaitian's attack, and now, facing death, he fought back with unprecedented ferocity. His golden short spear pierced several holes in the oncoming fire net. It continued to pierce through the earthen shield protecting Lu Xiaitian.

Unexpectedly, the Black-Robe Elder's final counterattack was so powerful. Lu Xiaotian was startled and hurriedly dodged the few golden short spears that had already reached their end. He consecutively cast two earth shield talismans for precaution. Fortunately, he knew the Black-Robe Elder's prowess, and there were quite a few self-defense talismans inside his pouch.

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"Vine Rune!" "Earth Armor Rune!"

"Golden Hammer Technique!"

"Water Whip Charm!"

"Fire Serpent Technique!"

Both sides exchanged talismans and spells, their eyes were bloodshot with rage. Lu XiaTian swore to obliterate the old man in black robes, while the old man desperately maintained his fire curtain, trying to hold out until Lu XiaTian's talismans ran out.

Booms... spells clashed, talismans collided, and destructive magical energy surged everywhere. The black-robed elder's mastery of spellcasting and combat experience were ultimately beyond what Lu XiaTian could match.

In the middle, Lu Xiaitian was struck by a golden arrow from the black-robed elder. He cried out in pain and trembled all over. However, he still gritted his teeth and continued to fight back.

The black-robed elder who had fallen back to the third level of Qi Refinement was wielding increasingly weaker magical power. At this time, the black-robed elder was already at the early stage of Qi Refinement. His spells were only slightly more powerful than low-level spirit talismans.

With a crackle, a lightning pillar descended, followed by an explosion of fire that engulfed the black-robed elder's soul. Screams of agony echoed from within.

Lu Xia Tian still controlled a few talismans, searching around for the trace of the black-robed elder's soul essence. Finding none, he breathed a sigh of relief. Thinking about it, Lu Xia Tian couldn't help but laugh at his own cowardice. It seemed that the black-robed elder had cast a certain psychological shadow over him for a long time.

Now, within the barrier, countless fragments of divine souls drifted about. They had all been cut from the black-robed elder's soul using wind blades and then scattered. For over a year now, the black-robed elder had been his nightmare.

After taking off the sword hanging from his neck, Lu Xia Tian felt a sense of relief from the bottom of his heart. He greedily absorbed the scattered primordial spirits within the barrier, which no longer had consciousness of their own. His cultivation base surged rapidly, breaking through the third level of Qi Refining and reaching the fourth. Until the lingering spiritual energy within the barrier dwindled, he had reached the fifth level of Qi Refining.

Indeed, as the saying goes, "Great misfortune never comes without good fortune." He had painstakingly cultivated for nearly two years, only barely managing to advance from the first to the second level of Qi Refinement. Yet now, in just one day, he not only advanced three levels in a row but also completed the tremendous transformation from the early stage of Qi Refinement to the middle stage.

"Eh" Lu Xia Tian was chasing after the remaining fragment of the soul, following the direction where the spiritual energy was drifting. Suddenly, at the edge of the barrier, he saw a patch of light purple grass, it was Purple Spirit Grass, and there were over ten plants in this patch! When the thread of spiritual energy touched the Purple Spirit Grass, it disappeared. However, one of the Purple Spirit Grass plants dropped several seeds, and several small purple sprouts sprouted on the ground.

"So, after absorbing spiritual energy, the Zi Ling Grass would automatically drop seeds and sprout again. But where did this patch of Zi Ling Grass come from"

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Lu XiaTian had a belly full of questions. He searched the area again, but found no trace of other spiritual beings. It must be something new, otherwise if there were truly a large number of spiritual beings, the black-robed elder would have long since reached the twelfth level of Qi refinement.

Could it be that last time he experimented to see if he could bring spirits into this mysterious space, he accidentally brought in a sprig of purple spirit grass Perhaps one of the seeds from the purple spirit grass fell here And since the spiritual energy hasn't been fully absorbed today, it took root and sprouted after absorbing the energy

Today's dose of Zi Lingcao didn't have any seeds. To verify this conclusion, Lu Xia Tian specially left the space to look at the remaining Zi Lingcao in another jade box, and found that there was only one seed, indeed a few were missing.

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It turned out that this space could actually cultivate spirit herbs, and as long as there was a supply of spiritual energy, the spirit herbs could grow rapidly from seedlings to maturity. This growth rate was simply unheard of.

Purple Ling Grass is the main medicinal herb for refining Gathering Qi Pills. It was very useful before, but unfortunately, he is now at the fifth level of Qi Refining. Even if it is refined into a medicinal pill, its effectiveness is not great. Gathering Qi Pills only have a good effect on cultivators in the early stage of Qi Refining. In the middle stage of Qi Refining, you need to use higher-level medicinal pills.

“After this, I’ll have to spend spirit stones again to buy the elixir formula for the middle stage of Qi refining.” Lu Xiaotian sighed with a wry smile. Besides talismans, there were only a few spirit stones left in his hands. It seemed he had to earn more spirit stones later, and by the way, inquire about the elixir formula for the middle stage of Qi refining.”

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"Oh, right. There's still one storage bag unopened." Lu Xia Tian suddenly remembered that out of several storage bags, the one belonging to the old man in black robes had never opened. He had been eyeing the old man's golden flying sword for a long time, and since the old man in black robes could kill the other three, the things inside the storage bag must be extraordinary."s of corpse bees shrieked towards Lu Xiaotian, giving him no time to think about his strategy. They aimed to force Lu Xiaotian into making a mistake through their relentless assault.Lu Xia Tian appear...